Sign in the window of a store called Raygun — someplace in Iowa where Obama was appearing. The shopkeeper, Mike Draper, was told he'd have to close 4 hours early and then that he could stay open if he let the Secret Service search the place. Draper said no to both and got away with it. This actually is America, you know. If you admire Draper, you can buy stuff from him here.

I was in the Twin Cities when Algore came in for a campaign event. He flew in during morning rush hour, causing a couple of major freeways to be closed in the airport to downtown Minneapolis area. Created unbelievable gridlock between 7AM and 8 AM.

He then left during afternoon rush, causing a couple of other freeways to be closed right around 5PM.

You'd think Mr Enviromental would have said "do we have to come and then leave during rush hour? Won't that cause huge traffic issues and tons of wasted gas as people get stuck in traffic? Can't we move this up or back 90 minutes to help with taffic?"

My BIL owns a beautiful building on the Mississippi River, and a dem presidential candidate was floating by on a Mississippi River tour. Perhaps during its big anniversary year? Anyhoo...he hung republican candidate signs all over the building in the windows etc. The Secret Service tried to make him take them down and he wouldn't cooperate. So the dem candidate pulls in at that lock and dam, welcomed by his opponent's sign plastered all over the place. Heh heh heh. BIL wouldn't let SS in his building either.